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Ahh great advice!
The driftwood will be boiled so any impurities
will be extracted. Thanks for that point!
Porcelin Log is really hard. Couldn't scratch it
with a knife unless I really tried with a jack-hammer ;-)
I think the stones are pumice, I may have to take into consideration what you said. It is
kind of rough
around the edges.
Regarding the white fluff material, really?! Hmm
... that burst my bubble .... I'm not about to risk that,
I'll definitely take that out. Thanks for the
heads-up!
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 1:34
AM
Subject: Re: Happy Happy Joy Joy Polar
Foxes!!!!!
>2 large dark grey driftwood branches one on-top of
another
Be careful about the driftwood. If it has soaked up
stuff, it will
be nasty if the gerbils gnaw it...and they will gnaw
it. Treat it as
if you were going to put it in an aquarium, and give
it a two hour
boil in a non-metal pan, completely covering and keeping
covered
with water, changing water once after an hour. Then allow
to
dry thoroughly before using and be careful it doesn't
mold.
>1 hallowed porcelin log with green porceline leaves
and
>peek-a-boo' holes throughout..
Only if it's hard fired
and glazed so it can't be chipped (which will
then be chewed up) and easy
to clean. Be careful of any sharp
edges on those leaves and
holes.
>4 dark grey (pumice?) rocks for setting color and lookouts
;-).
Pumice has sharp crumbly edges usually, skip it unless it has
no
sharp edges.
>Cornfluff bedding all around. Lots of white
fluff nesting material.
>looking like a winter scene!
;-)
ABSOLUTELY
NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Fluffy Bedding" is a lethal
accident waiting to happen.
A lot of pet stores sell it, the package says
"SAFE" and
IT IS NOT!!!!!
The fibers can wrap around limbs and
amputate, around
necks and strangle, and if ingested, it causes
intestinal
blockages that kill painfully over a few days.
If you
want 'white stuff'...then give them well shredded
unscented undyed toilet
tissue. That is white and a LOT
safer. If they eat some, it
'breaks down' as the fibers are
very finely chopped, and passes through
harmlessly.
>A metal (taped) hamster wheel hanging off the edge of
the tank.
Only if you've done stuff so the wheel is 'solid' on the
running
surface, else they can catch their tail or foot and break
it.
>Lots of wood stick chewies, a roll of toilet paper <-- lol,
and
>a large chinchilla dust dish for baths.
Give them just
the cardboard middle. As for the dust, give them
the dish once or
twice a week for about twenty minutes, then remove
it. Mine only see
the dish before I start cage cleaning (once a week)
as they make such a
mess. And after a roll when first given the
dust, they often use it
for a toilet....
Deb
Rebel's Rodent
Ranch
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